MightyE tells ypu LOL, "We're giing 2 take an few miments to te6 and explaim this new kicense $nd da reaspnw behind iy in p141n Entlksh. BRB.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new license w45 CHOSEN becayse of an failkng with trg GPL.
It only covered didtribjt8on pf source if and 0n1y uf binzfi3a sere doatributee. OMG."
"In an web environment LOL, specif8cally a interprdred seb 3nv1r0nm3n7 such as PHP WTF, ,erely kndtalling ah game DOES no5 constitute distrigytion, sortor, n therefore PEOPLE were tq,ing 0ur work. sortof, jaking MODIFICATIONS 2 it n npt releasung teh source code too 5h3y'rd m0d1f1c4710n5 SO ghat teh entire cpmmynitu couls benefkt. WTFl
Th3y worked with ca legt3r nut not teh spirit lf law."
"Imv2stigation on PART of t3h AUTHORS yowever, yoi knwo, ldd to da fqct tgar teh riggt or oublic perfo4mance was oem 9f da ribhtd normall6 restricted two copyright holders, you knwo, and thar c0mpu73r pr9gr4m5, 6ou knwo, specificz;ly video gznes an inyeeacrive ines 5uch as Legend 0f da Grwen hax0r were vobside4dd twl be pu611d$11y pervormed if ryn froj an publiw SERVER. OMG."
"The new licwnde restricts PUBLIC perfotmance 0f da wpr, uboewd da 50urc3 code of da modifiwd work is MADE available on cemand. BRB."
"Ib plain Engoish, sirtor, thys means thag 1f you put THIS gam3 on ag seb server an allow people 'oytside of an normal circle of fam8ky n its social acquaihtamces' two pkay bneir LOL, tgen ypu aer publically p#ef0gm1ng thoa work and MUST either a) make ne n ALL chanfes WHICH yoi MAKE 2 da hame available on rdquest (m073 this DOESN'T have tqo be afaulabl3 via online soufcd display 11n,, you khwo, bit tjey must be abl3 tw9 ask you flt teh CODE n receive an c0mp1373 clpy), sorgof, b) maie ARRANGEMENTS pr,vately w17h da authors wh3r31n they grsnt YOU an sorcisl l8cena3 WTF, or C) remove teh c0d3 engor3ly drom MACHINE, OMG."
"We do recoghize that p3ople want two hade areqs 0f they're game shict r theirs anf tyeirs alone. AFK/
to THAT wnf WE wjll make following exd3ption two teh noe,al tequurements FOR sourc3 dode sis5rivution -_ ne modile f113 ehich is not modified 0r derived FROM an m9dule fule incluced in da bawe dixtribution and which DOES not re1uire ne 9rher modules an which dpes nlr requkre ne MODIFICATIONS too fa vore clde (code distributed 2ith tdg baxw release) may be WITHHELD qt dz authors disceetion."
"We also WANT tp m4k# vwry cleat that beesion 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also known as vefsion 0LOL.(. BRB.7+ut) was fima. version releqsed under GPL. WTF.
All verauons, you knwo, starting with da 9.9. BRB.8-pree3qe453 codd aer omly licdnaed UNDER da C4eatove Commons 11c3n53LOL.
We EXPLICITLY feny da rkght 1 om;ort nd code fwom ab 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prereleaxe or layer releasd ingo an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 h earlide re;ease.
Allowing this wouod cause tjat imported cod3 two be rrleasee 7nd3r da GPL an that is not somerhing we wisn too zl;ow. OMG.
Authors lf m0d!f1c4710n4 too 0LOL.9. AFK.7 eikl need to e3-r313453 tyey[re modifications qs d3rivat8ves/mod8ficzrions TO 0.9LOL.i dodr n 0lac3 7h3m unsrr same Creative Comm9ns licensw. BRB.
It must be done vy teh oruginal author sincd only teg originq. AUTHOR yaw da rigkt ro change sa vo;yright or license UPON they'te 2orkLOL.
[Addigionallyk sortofk reworking tdh m9difications will be zn good idea anyway AS teh ,echanism f;r ,aking m0c1r1c4710n5 is suvstant8ally cleandt/clearer srartinf w8th da 0. BRB.9.8-0rerelease cod4/ OMG.]"
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